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Australia: Sydney nightlife must sober up to appeal

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 5, 2023
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Sydney’s nightlife excludes too many people because of a lack of options that do not involve food and alcohol. Source: Sydney nightlife must sober up to appeal

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Australia: Nighttime economy: Why 90 per cent of women in Sydney don’t feel safe at night

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 5, 2023
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NSW minister Natalie Ward said she did not understand Sydney’s lack of 24-hour transport at a forum discussing ways to bolster the participation of women in the night-time economy. Source: Nighttime economy: Why 90 per […]

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China: L’économie nocturne illumine les nuits de Chengdu

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
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Source: L’économie nocturne illumine les nuits de Chengdu

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Boston: Her assignment: Set night life in the city on an upbeat trajectory | Dorchester Reporter

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
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Thousands of people spent a summer evening in Fields Corner last year flowing through a Dorchester Avenue scene filled with vendors who were selling grilled meat and seafood as part of a “night market” in […]

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Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year – Big Think

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
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Today, most people live in cities or suburbs that needlessly shine light into the sky at night, dramatically reducing the visibility of stars. Source: Night skies are getting 9.6% brighter every year – Big Think

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Spain: “Ensayo sobre la noche”, un fotolibro que documenta el mundo de la noche, las drogas y la exclusión urbana – Infobae

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
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Nacho Alonso hace de este título una muestra de aquello que fue testigo a lo largo de su vida citadina, una galería sin pretensiones y bajo la técnica análoga como protesta ante lo digital. Source: […]

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Pourquoi une véritable planification écologique de l’éclairage nocturne est nécessaire

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 4, 2023
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L’éclairage nocturne est au centre des débats, dans le cadre de la sobriété énergétique, mais est également un enjeu pour la biodiversité, comme l’explique Romain Sordello, ingénieur-expert biodiversité pour le muséum national d’histoire naturelle. Source: […]

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Data tool aims to help London councils tackle rough sleeping – Cities Today

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 3, 2023
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The London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) is developing a data tool to support London councils in the goal to make rough sleeping rare, brief and non-recurrent. Source: Data tool aims to help London councils […]

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India: LG nod to draft MPD-2041; DDA envisions night-time economy, green growth, heritage, Yamuna rejuvenation – ThePrint – PTIFeed

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 1, 2023
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New Delhi, Feb 28 (PTI) Lt Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday approved the draft Master Plan for Delhi-2041 (MPD) and said its thrust is on inclusive development, sustainablity and innovative interventions such as transit-oriented […]

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Night shift workers reveal why they work nights | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima

  • by Will Straw
  • Posted on March 1, 2023
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By Rob Knight via SWNS Night shift workers have revealed why they would never work during daylight hours – including making more money, avoiding traffic and not having to attend dull meetings. A poll of […]

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  • Australia: All night long: 24-hour city activation drives 60,000 extra Opal trips at 2026 Mardi Gras | NSW Government

    June 27, 2026
  • Chile: Centro de Santiago vuelve a encender su noche con cultura, patrimonio y gastronomía de alto nivel – El Periodista

    June 27, 2026
  • Buenos Aires recibe a ciudades europeas y latinoamericanas para intercambiar experiencias sobre economía de la noche | Buenos Aires Ciudad – Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

    June 27, 2026
  • Memoria de la vida nocturna gay: “Alguien de veintitantos puede escuchar historias de los 90 y pensar que son del siglo XIV” | Historias

    June 27, 2026
  • KUOW – Why Western Washington communities are coming out for night markets

    June 23, 2026
  • US: The Night Mayor’s Role Is More Than Violence Prevention

    June 19, 2026
  • Hanoi adopts framework to boost night-time economy development

    June 17, 2026
  • Utah town claims top honors as the best place for nighttime stargazing in the United States | News | cachevalleydaily.com

    June 16, 2026
  • Le béton parisien stocke la chaleur le jour et la relargue la nuit : 10 degrés d’écart avec la campagne, les urbanistes tirent la sonnette d’alarme

    June 16, 2026
  • France: “Si la ville n’est plus adhérente à cette association, le label tombe automatiquement” : pourquoi cette commune du Lot fait le choix de renoncer aux labels nationaux “Ville fleurie” et “Ville étoilée” – ladepeche.fr

    June 16, 2026
  • Miami: Bares ocultos y exclusividad: nueva vida nocturna | El Nuevo Herald

    June 13, 2026
  • Toulouse: Une grande ville française va instaurer un couvre-feu pour les mineurs lors de matchs « à risque » de la Coupe du monde – Le Soir

    June 11, 2026
  • Izakaya economics: Japan’s traditional night out fights tooth and ale for survival | Japan | The Guardian

    June 9, 2026
  • Ho Chi Minh City seeks to unlock potential of night-time economy

    June 7, 2026
  • Poland: Warsaw expands nighttime alcohol ban in bid to improve public safety

    June 6, 2026
  • UK: Hull Street Angels volunteer to keep people safe at night

    June 5, 2026
  • US: In US first, Petoskey passes rules to crack down on light pollution – Bridge Michigan

    June 5, 2026
  • DIACRITIK Virginie Gautier : L’obscurité si densément peuplée (Recours à la nuit)

    June 4, 2026
  • Germany: El gobierno alemán reclasificará los clubs como espacios culturales para frenar su cierre masivo – – Mixmag Spain

    June 1, 2026
  • Why Indian Cities Need Night Parks: Extending the Right to the City Beyond Sunset

    June 1, 2026

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  • Armando Silva
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THE SPECTRE LIBRARY PRESENTS: The Pulp and Paperback Fiction Reader

Reading and reviewing rare vintage fiction stories

Urban Audiovisual Festival

UAF

Backlots

Night Time Economy

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Dr. Stephen Luis Vilaseca

Investigating art and politics in urban space

The Urban Night

An interdisciplinary research project on cities and the night.

Progressive Geographies

Thinking about place and power - a site written and curated by Stuart Elden

deviantleisure

exploring the boundaries of leisure and crime

Armando Silva

Just another WordPress.com weblog

Toby Bennett

Urban Sound Space

researching music-making in Wellington and Copenhagen

C'est toi ma Ville

Mon regard sur Montréal

Geografia Crítica

Laboratório de Prática de Ensino para professores de Geografia

nocionescomunes.wordpress.com/

urbanculturalstudies

the culture(s) of cities... space, time and urban everyday life

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